What's another word for
What's the opposite of
Meaning of the word
Words that rhyme with
Sentences with the word
Translate
From English
To English
to
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa
Chinese
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Esperanto
Estonian
Farsi
Filipino
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Igbo
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kannada
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Maori
Marathi
Mongolian
Burmese
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Sundanese
Swahili
Swedish
Tajik
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Xhosa
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zulu
Find Words
All Words
2-Letter Words
3-Letter Words
4-Letter Words
5-Letter Words
6-Letter Words
7-Letter Words
8-Letter Words
9-Letter Words
10-Letter Words
11-Letter Words
12-Letter Words
13-Letter Words
14-Letter Words
Starting With
Ending With
Containing Exactly
Containing the Letters
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Word Finder
Find the
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
of
Pronounce the word
in
Afrikaans
Albanian
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Malay
Malayalam
Marathi
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Find Names
Meaning of the name
Origin of the name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions
Rhymes
Sentences
Translations
Find Words
Word Forms
Pronunciations
☀
Appearance
✓
Use device theme
✓
Dark theme
✓
Light theme
What is another word for
avoid
?
Need
synonyms for avoid
? Here's a list of
similar words
from our
thesaurus
that you can use instead.
Contexts
▼
▲
To keep away from something
To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly
To get out of the way of
To consciously evade an encounter with someone
To keep or withhold oneself from something
To take preventative measures
(
rare
)
To put an end to formally or by law
To refrain from doing something
To dodge something, such as a question, task or duty
To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
To ban or refrain from using
To quibble over trivial matters
Take it steady
To pull out of an agreement or arrangement
To be liberated or freed from (something)
To abscond or play truant from school or work
To fail to hit something aimed at
To detach or move away (from) someone or something
To hold or have a negative opinion of
To delay taking action
… more ▼
▲
Verb
▲
To keep away from something
circumvent
shun
bypass
circumnavigate
keep clear of
stay away from
steer clear of
dodge
evade
give a wide berth to
shrink from
shy from
sidestep
balk at
get around
give something a miss
keep at arm's length
keep away from
keep one's distance from
recoil from
shy away from
stay shy of
fight shy of
have no part of
have nothing to do with
turn away from
turn back on
abstain from
hold back from
take a rain check
give a wide berth
skirt round
eschew
duck
avoid dealing with
leapfrog
“I try to
avoid
dark alleys because you never know what could be lurking within.”
Verb
▲
To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly
evade
dodge
escape
shirk
brush off
sidestep
skirt
bypass
dance around
discount
disregard
duck
elude
ignore
neglect
overlook
shy from
wriggle out of
dispense with
get around
pussyfoot around
run away from
shake
skirt round
tergiversate
weasel out of
be oblivious to
cop out of
duck-shove
fend off
funk
get out of
give the slip to
go around
keep one's distance from
lay low from
pay no attention to
pay no heed to
pay no mind
shake off
take no notice of
tune out
turn a blind eye to
turn back on
turn your back on
unheed
unmind
decline
duck out of
finesse
scape
shirk from
shuffle out of
keep off
shun
circumvent
steer clear of
eschew
bilk
body-swerve
beat
miss
skip
give the slip
shortcut
escape from
parry
cut
find a way round
cheat
get away from
lose
ditch
give a wide berth
pass over
skive off
leave behind
dismiss
flee
give something a miss
keep at arm's length
keep your distance
renege
slide out of
foil
stay away from
skive
thwart
give a wide berth to
balk
US
baulk
UK
outmanoeuvre
UK
withdraw
slough off
outmaneuver
US
pussyfoot
back out
get out
get round
back out of
slip away from
throw off the scent
omit
fight shy of
skim over
break away from
gloss over
shrink from
keep well away
avoid like the plague
frustrate
outflank
circumnavigate
quit
baffle
outwit
burke
juke
fence
outrun
fudge
shuffle off
abandon
shuck
throw off
forget
desert
steer clear
fly
shy
weasel
let something slide
skimp on
leave something undone
work around
lose sight of
not attend to
be lax about
be remiss about
slip
make light of
get rid of
pull out of
pay little attention to
end-run
overpass
keep clear of
find a way around
find a way out of
wink at
blink at
skirt around
give the runaround
reject
slip through the net of
slur over
shut eyes to
skate over
brush aside
fail to deal with
pass up
look the other way
turn a deaf ear to
slip through your fingers
shrug off
drop out
pull out
trick
hack
skulk
run away
wriggle
field
overcome
keep out of the way of
outpace
outstrip
outdistance
clear
stymie
skip out on
goldbrick
malinger
deflect
extricate oneself from
put the move on
get ahead of
rid
sneak away from
fence off
answer evasively
stay clear of
duck out
excuse
rationalize
US
backpedal
welsh
revoke
renounce
hide from
blow off
get shot of
get clear of
get free from
not attend
scrimshank
sneak away
slip out
get past
defeat
forgo
play truant from
creep
dog
bludge
escape the clutches of
lead on a merry chase
check
prevent
bob off
cop out
back down
back off
weasel out
use pretext
have alibi
rationalise
UK
fast forward
leave out
cut out
do without
tergiverse
hedge
lie down on job
double
flannel
equivocate
prevaricate
detour
misheed
whitewash
run from
waffle
stonewall
let it go
take no notice
gloze over
leave be
fail to notice
connive
exclude
look through
never mind
turn blind eye
slight
paper over
close your eyes to
pay no mind to
turn deaf ear
not take into account
push aside
turn a blind eye
bury one's head in sand
not listen
take back road
depart from
deviate from
avoid answering
go around the barn
short-circuit
get away
take fright
wuss out
flinch from
baulk at
chicken out of
turn tail
recoil from
be equivocal about
be evasive about
quibble about
run around
go past
go round
not give a straight answer to
beat around bush
not pay
beg the question
beat about the bush about
stay shy of
be beyond
slip through the net
pass round
keep out of
detour round
pass around
make a detour round
forsake
pretermit
defer
contemn
discard
underestimate
scant
elide
depreciate
overleap
postpone
procrastinate
fail to care for
not care
have nothing to do with
be derelict
laugh off
throw to the winds
be remiss in
set aside
trifle with
let go
be irresponsible
not care for
be remiss
let pass
fail to look after
think little of
procrastinate over
leave alone
be indifferent
be negligent
be careless
live with
fail to provide for
not trouble oneself
more ❯
“You can't
avoid
the elephant in the room forever.”
Verb
▲
To get out of the way of
dodge
duck
jouk
elude
evade
shirk
sidestep
skirt
slip
body-swerve
duck out of the way of
get out of the way of
swerve away from
give the slip to
“I quickly jumped to the side to
avoid
a puppy dog who was running at full speed towards a ball.”
Verb
▲
To consciously evade an encounter with someone
shun
snub
spurn
cold-shoulder
dodge
elude
evade
ignore
shirk
bilk
keep away from
keep clear of
steer clear of
have nothing to do with
hide from
keep one's distance from
shrink from
stay away from
cut dead
cut someone cold
give someone the brush-off
give someone the go-by
give the cold shoulder to
recoil from
reject
eschew
turn away from
balk at
give the cold shoulder
rebuff
ostracize
US
cut
snout
ostracise
UK
stiff-arm
give the brush
freeze out
look right through someone
leave alone
shy away from
give the bum's rush
send to Coventry
fight shy of
give a wide berth to
slight
high-hat
blank
stiff
pretend not to see
turn your back on
look straight through
repudiate
dismiss
decline
scorn
refuse
disdain
ditch
neglect
stay clear of
turn back on
stay shy of
have no part in
stand aloof from
give the runaround
shy from
have no part of
not touch
give a wide berth
brush off
tell someone where to get off
knock back
body-swerve
palm off
put down
pass up
turn down
shake off
disregard
discount
repulse
coldshoulder
disown
give the brushoff
give someone the big E
snub one's nose at
give someone the air
leave out in the cold
cast aside
scout
chill
act cool
cut out
keep at arm's length
not give time of day
look through
ice out
take no notice of
deprecate
denigrate
diminish
disparage
discredit
blackball
jilt
blacklist
desert
discard
disclaim
excommunicate
abjure
repel
abnegate
exclude
drop
forsake
disfellowship
unfriend
shut out
hand someone the frozen mitt
leave off
break with
have nothing more to do with
cut off
bin off
give someone the push
unfollow
despise
swear off
kick in the teeth
cast out
give the elbow
tell someone to get lost
brush aside
sweep aside
more ❯
“I try to
avoid
Alexia as she always says things which make no sense to me.”
Verb
▲
To keep or withhold oneself from something
cut out
abstain from
refrain from
forego
forgo
quit
cease
drop
forsake
give up
pass on
shun
skip
deny oneself
do without
eschew
go without
halt
lay off
pass up
resist
restrain from
stop
suspend
swear off
waive
abandon
can
desist
dispense with
ditch
forbear from
get off
hold off
leave off
leave out
not touch
pack in
rein in
shy from
stay away from
steer clear of
withhold from
call a halt to
desist from
keep off
skip out on
renounce
abstain
give something a miss
forswear
kick
sit out
leave alone
keep from
abjure
forbear
refrain
refuse
decline
repudiate
be in want
be deprived of
suffer deprivation
be without
not have
disavow
be deprived
spurn
let alone
miss out on
say goodbye to
sacrifice
yield
relinquish
part with
dispense
endure
manage without
keep away from
be in need
go hungry
need
want
lack
go short
fall short
lack for something
more ❯
“If you'd like to get into shape, I would recommend that you
avoid
unhealthy food.”
Verb
▲
To take preventative measures
prevent
avert
deter
obviate
preclude
stop
defend against
fend off
hinder
hold off
impede
inhibit
restrict
rule out
stave off
thwart
deflect
hamper
head off
ward off
debar
foil
forefend
forestall
forfend
frustrate
intercept
obstruct
block
halt
hold back
check
counter
arrest
circumvent
shut out
curb
prohibit
divert
counteract
baulk
UK
retard
restrain
repress
balk
US
put an end to
put a stop to
stonewall
turn aside
help
oppose
derail
stymie
defeat
evade
circumnavigate
nullify
keep at bay
nip in the bud
crimp
sidestep
skirt
steer clear of
trammel
bar
stall
scupper
spoil
save
interdict
keep off
keep lid on
keep from happening
delay
free
spare
reprieve
put off
absolve
shunt
dispense
exempt
desist
discontinue
cease
cramp
discharge
get out of
escape
beat
put paid to
bypass
eliminate
remove
shove aside
stand in the way of
scotch
overturn
foreclose
interfere with
limit
disrupt
crash
wreck
put the stopper on
take down
upset
stump
do for
ditch
take wind out of
ruin
outwit
juke
put the kibosh on
unsettle
stave
interrupt
anticipate
get rid of
take away
do away with
get round
make unnecessary
repel
repulse
rebut
resist
discourage
parry
beat off
keep at a distance
drive back
keep at arm's length
fight off
hold at bay
keep away
hold up
baffle
dash
fetter
hamstring
snooker
discomfit
checkmate
hobble
cripple
foul up
slow down
encumber
shackle
disappoint
crab
handicap
cumber
put the mockers on
upset the applecart
nobble
hang up
constrain
throw a spanner in the works
set back
smash
handcuff
clog
louse up
cut off
bilk
hog-tie
tie up
get in the way
cross
slow up
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
interfere
manacle
embarrass
slow
screw up
put a spoke in someone's wheel
stifle
keep back
cramp one's style
short-circuit
get in the way of
root
snafu
neutralize
US
detain
give the slip
neutralise
UK
brake
bork
withhold
queer someone's pitch
put a brake on
be a hindrance to
make late
shut off
close off
negate
traverse
confuse
turn back
preempt
dam
pre-empt
contravene
keep
confound
disconcert
cook someone's goose
play off
remit
curtail
rattle
spike someone's guns
intermit
mess up
choke
throw monkey wrench in
give the run around
turn away
get in before
pick off
shelve
undo
second-guess
provide against
get ahead of
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to the draw
corner
beat someone to it
steal a march on
shut down
bog down
choke off
quash
finish
finish off
queer
cancel
offset
annul
buck
sabotage
countermove
bridle
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
entrammel
obscure
redirect
intervene
reroute
keep waiting
stunt
make an end of
bring to a close
throw a curve
strangulate
puzzle
crush
subdue
cause to wait
cause to stay
freeze
faze
postpone
mystify
scuttle
invalidate
overcome
commandeer
bind
entangle
chain
retardate
nonplus
suppress
squash
prevent from making progress
stand in the way
defer
pause
protract
flummox
chock
banjax
prorogue
crool
blank
counterplot
bury
lick
dead-end
pigeonhole
forbid
be early
be one step ahead of
act in advance of
prepare for
head off at pass
confine
hold
prolong
put the brakes on
take out of play
bring to a standstill
bring to screeching halt
put back
back off
hold off on
hold over
bottleneck
give a hard time
saddle with
put on hold
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
hang fire
muzzle
burden
put the lid on
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
take wind out of sails
draw away
dash one's hope
affect
disturb
triumph
conquer
gain
vanquish
stultify
shipwreck
suspend
tamper
influence
box in
jam
incommode
conflict
trouble
inconvenience
discommode
block off
decelerate
control
drive away
throw a spoke in the wheel of
take the wind out of your sails
get bogged down
more ❯
“You should warm up and stretch before exercising to
avoid
injury.”
Verb
▲
(
rare
)
To put an end to formally or by law
annul
cancel
repeal
rescind
invalidate
nullify
retract
revoke
void
abolish
abort
abrogate
negate
null
quash
abate
call off
disannul
dissolve
roll back
strike down
vacate
countermand
set aside
reverse
overrule
do away with
overturn
undo
recall
declare null and void
withdraw
override
render invalid
vitiate
veto
wipe out
repudiate
obviate
nix
scrap
take back
axe
UK
remove
terminate
kill
annihilate
ax
US
obliterate
scrub
render null and void
overthrow
dump
stop
put an end to
end
ditch
renege
neutralize
US
recant
dismantle
neutralise
UK
discharge
get rid of
drop
make void
knock something on the head
eliminate
discontinue
renounce
zap
erase
expunge
disclaim
lift
disestablish
discard
cancel out
call back
bring to an end
X-out
give the chop
abandon
extinguish
trash
abjure
efface
dismiss
disaffirm
chop
subvert
delete
torpedo
disallow
deracinate
counteract
supersede
suppress
backtrack on
unmake
reject
offset
stamp out
rub out
countercheck
redress
dispense with
blot out
cast aside
rule against
declare invalid
make ineffective
black out
wash out
desist
suspend
KO
break off
retreat
declare
renege on
divorce
sever
go back on
waive
back-pedal on
make null and void
weaken
undermine
get off the hook
knock out
finish off
do in
go against
watergate
shoot down
bin
wind down
dispose of
take away
render void
give up
do a U-turn on
unfit
impair
circumduct
counterbalance
disqualify
bottle up
cork up
shut down
hush up
put the lid on
put damper on
put a stop to
remit
cut out
pack in
disown
break
forswear
call a halt to
blow sky-high
render meaningless
call
retire
refute
redline
get shut of
squash
get shot of
pull the plug on
deny
scratch
counterpoise
turf
ignore
belay
rule out
render inert
go back on your word
wipe slate clean
blackball
rebut
backpedal
contravene
oppose
frustrate
ding
impugn
traverse
stonewall
cross
renig
counterorder
cry off
put down
break with
turn down
turn thumbs down
back out of
take out
fly in the face of
work against
blue pencil
interfere with
run counter to
forget it
call all bets off
eradicate
destroy
exterminate
extirpate
liquidate
finish
squelch
excise
junk
prohibit
jettison
inhibit
shed
snuff out
root out
sweep away
clean up
throw out
put the kibosh on
close down
put kibosh on
crush
demolish
cut
quell
halt
decimate
waste
cease
raze
defeat
repress
subdue
overcome
quit
dispatch
conclude
expire
close
check
break up
smash
curb
interrupt
crack down on
total
silence
ruin
wreck
devastate
nip in the bud
overwhelm
knock off
wind up
off
thwart
stifle
vaporize
US
quench
conquer
cut off
slaughter
put paid to
massacre
complete
shatter
vaporise
UK
desolate
clamp down on
nuke
banish
slap down
beat
weed out
lay off
cut short
arrest
elapse
croak
lapse
butcher
phase out
determine
leave off
put out
put to death
pulverize
US
upset
wrap up
wipe off the map
blow away
dead-end
wipe off the face of the earth
let up
wipe from the face of the earth
close out
wrack
cream
die
go
prostrate
assassinate
overpower
ravage
vanquish
execute
murder
gut
bring to a halt
pass
slay
can
rout
clobber
uproot
ice
pulverise
UK
whack
top
stiff
snuff
smoke
scrag
do to death
bump off
take the life of
block out
mow down
pack up
round off
bring to a close
round out
wink out
damage
spoil
alter
change
overset
revert
down
control
stem
prevent
part
refrain from
shelve
intermit
bury
scotch
knock down
bring down
trample
withhold
purge
make away with
disconnect
take off
tear down
pull down
get
adjourn
wrap
crack down
sink
forget about
end the life of
cut down
polish off
do for
chuck in
cut to pieces
put away
desist from
give someone the works
run out
terminate with extreme prejudice
bring to a conclusion
come to an end
sit on
shut off
remove all traces of
blow someone's brains out
give over
call it quits
bring to an untimely end
countervail
abnegate
take
postpone
bleep
forget
trim
kayo
slash
rid
strip
clear
cast out
drive out
scrunch
squish
exsect
deaden
queer
subjugate
cripple
disrupt
desecrate
rein in
hamper
hinder
wipe
cause the death of
expel
call a halt
snow under
pull back
draw back
wipe off
resolve
scrub out
leave in ruins
lay waste
clamp down
bring to screeching halt
put to sleep
attack
leave desolate
reduce drastically
stymie
relinquish
sunder
incapacitate
foil
dash
ultimate
settle
level
unload
cover
obscure
crown
consummate
mar
disable
threaten
hit
pull the plug
get done
call it a day
pack it in
switch off
sew up
end up
top off
ink out
cross out
blank out
wipe off face of earth
blow to bits
strike out
mark out
score out
destroy root and branch
take apart
rub off
block
clear away
harm
bollix
obstruct
break down
mess up
murk
wax
screw up
intrude on
muck up
hang
behead
decapitate
chill
do
knife
asphyxiate
dust off
garrote
US
electrocute
take a life
garotte
garrotte
UK
lynch
shoot
guillotine
smother
cool
strangle
sabotage
put to the sword
depart
send to the gas chambers
ethnically cleanse
send to kingdom come
benothing
cow
bottle
dominate
clamp
shush
spike
exclude
demise
decease
exit
flatline
perish
fall
succumb
discount
kick
bar
except
debar
pause
beat down
trample on
wane
surcease
avert
forfend
proscribe
preclude
forestall
forbid
triumph over
put lid on
keep inside
hold in
keep in
bring to naught
drive underground
hold down
intervene
disjoin
dissever
separate
interpose
disunite
ban
deter
bate
leave out
count out
ward off
not consider
shut out
freeze out
close one's doors to
bag it
blow off
lay off of
kick in
conk out
pass on
kick off
peg out
pass away
step out
pop off
check out
more ❯
“Both parties agreed to mutually
avoid
their contract and go their separate ways.”
Verb
▲
To refrain from doing something
abstain
forgo
eschew
forbear
renounce
refrain
quit
stop
desist
abjure
abandon
cease
kick
shun
withhold
keep
curb
decline
refuse
spurn
evade
relinquish
abnegate
pass
keep from
pack in
hold back
jack in
pass up
sit out
have done with
take the cure
give the go by
withdraw from
give up
refrain from
abstain from
reject
drop
forswear
discontinue
forsake
resist
swear off
steer clear of
give a wide berth to
desist from
do without
break off
leave off
check
dispense with
forbear from
finish
lay off
turn down
halt
have nothing to do with
repudiate
shirk
escape
stop oneself
go without
leave alone
give over
withhold from
dodge
end
inhibit
deny
restrain
conclude
belay
shake
disdain
get around
not do
fight shy of
knock off
brush aside
not touch
restrain oneself from
resist the temptation to
weasel out of
prevent oneself from
not give in to
cut out
stop oneself from
pack up
rebuff
elude
hold off
put off
duck
disavow
prevent
suspend
forego
sacrifice
disclaim
scape
disregard
surcease
gainsay
break
arrest
shy from
disown
finesse
can
disaffirm
abdicate
avoid doing something
be temperate
veto
keep off
help
withdraw
prohibit
renege on
stay clear of
kick the habit
check oneself
turn your back on
quit cold
lay off of
scoff at
let up
shy away from
opt out
shuffle out of
not buy
kick over
call it quits
bridle
omit
come off
buck
turn aside from
restrain yourself
decline to
go easy
delay
obstruct
retract
recant
unsay
foreswear
renege
repeal
desert
manage not to
stall
filibuster
turn back on
cast aside
throw off
do away with
wash your hands of
take back
pause
yield
close
terminate
resign
determine
dead-end
sew up
cut it out
wink out
not continue
get on the wagon
call it a day
wrap up
hang it up
pack it in
elapse
cut off
break up
wind up
dismiss
snub
cease to indulge in
call a halt to
call a stop to
avert
stonewall
repulse
disapprove
shy
stay away
stay away from
sidestep
circumvent
steer clear
shrink from
preclude
bypass
shake off
restrain from
skip
withstand
skip out on
skirt
demur
reprobate
say no to
pass on
knock back
baulk at
demur at
let well enough alone
have no truck with
keep clear of
fend off
get out of
ward off
break the habit of
neutralise
UK
balk at
refuse to take advantage of
send one's regrets
look down one's nose at
opt out of
give the thumbs down
not accept
give the red light
shake one's head
interrupt
hinder
interfere with
head off
stave off
deny oneself
negate
make up for
nullify
obviate
neutralize
US
block
impede
counterbalance
counteract
anticipate
throw away
take the pledge
go on the wagon
axe
UK
ax
US
put an end to
throw up
put a stop to
leave
cancel
back off from
check out from
call it quits on
pull out of
resign from
bring to an end
shut off
ignore
abort
scrap
rein in
wean
kibosh
surcease from
call off
give something a miss
part with
cry off
leave out
retire from
cut short
finish with
chuck
back out
lift
hold back from
retreat
drop out
remove
give notice
unaccustom
relieve
detach
raise
forlet
be in want
say goodbye to
not have
be deprived of
suffer deprivation
be without
be deprived
dissolve
waive
complete
get off
bring to a halt
stop trying
bring to a close
throw in the towel
throw in the sponge
put the kibosh on
resolve
expire
abolish
annul
sunder
pass over
render needless
wrap
ultimate
lapse
settle
close out
consummate
round out
pull the plug
round off
get done
knock something on the head
end up
get shot of
put paid to
shut down
give the chop
finish off
dispose of
wind down
crown
get shut of
nip in the bud
put the lid on
switch off
pull the plug on
top off
scratch
rescind
ditch
scrub
shelve
revoke
remit
forfeit
divorce
jilt
eighty-six
dust off
part from
wipe out
break with
write off
forget about
more ❯
Verb
▲
To dodge something, such as a question, task or duty
flinch
evade
shrink
demur
dodge
shy
eschew
shirk
elude
escape
shun
shy away
hang back
quail at
turn away
back away
draw back
baulk at
boggle at
fight shy of
jib at
recoil
sheer
sheer away
shy away from
rebel
shrink from
feel repugnance
show repugnance
pull back
flinch from
pull back from
dither
waver
falter
baulk
UK
hesitate
scruple
disrelish
be shy about
be averse to
be reluctant to
vacillate about
be loath to
be hesitant to
have misgivings about
be bashful about
not be in favour of
be against
hate to
hesitate to
be diffident about
have scruples about
think twice about
scruple about
have qualms about
be chary of
be opposed to
be reluctant about
mind doing something
be indisposed to
be sorry to
balk
US
be slow to
be disinclined to
be coy about
be ashamed to
waver about
not have the heart to
be cagey about
not like to
be unwilling to
be afraid to
Verb
▲
To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
fudge
equivocate
hedge
tergiversate
prevaricate
waffle
pussyfoot
dodge
flannel
weasel
vacillate
duck
evade
stall
shuffle
skirt
falsify
misrepresent
shilly-shally
be non-committal
parry questions
evade the issue
beat about the bush
hum and haw
cop out
sit on the fence
mince words
beat around the bush
shift ground about
quibble
sidestep
temporize
US
stonewall
tergiverse
hesitate
shuck
temporise
UK
be evasive
dodge the issue
fudge the issue
pussyfoot around
sidestep the issue
be vague
duck the question
blow hot and cold
be noncommittal
give the run around
shuffle around
pass the buck
cop a plea
be indecisive
hem and haw
hedge your bets
flip-flop
fence
duck the issue
palter
cavil
shift
blather
parry
lie
shirk
waver
shuffle about
avoid the issue
play it close to the vest
skirt the issue
fast-talk
deceive
fabricate
fib
be ambiguous
con
dither
misstate
exaggerate
jive
invent
dissemble
distort
garble
misspeak
belie
straddle an issue
play your cards close to your chest
give nothing away
dodge the question
put off
beg the question
phony up
put on
stretch the truth
stall for time
give a false colour to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To ban or refrain from using
boycott
ban
blacklist
embargo
bar
black
blackball
cut off
reject
shun
debar
snub
spurn
interdict
prohibit
proscribe
veto
outlaw
exclude
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
refuse
strike
shut out
withhold patronage
abstain from
pass up
place an embargo on
refrain from
stay away from
turn your back on
brush off
cold-shoulder
pass by
have nothing to do with
ice out
impose sanctions
steer clear of
give a wide berth to
refuse to take part in
wash your hands of
hold aloof from
ignore
repudiate
blank
freeze out
send to Coventry
give the cold shoulder
expel
preclude
disallow
rule out
vote against
banish
consider undesirable
hit list
thumbs down
put an embargo on
refuse to employ
coldshoulder
cancel
hand someone the frozen mitt
leave out in the cold
leave in the cold
put on hit list
forbid
stop
block
prevent
make illegal
enjoin
restrict
inhibit
restrain
criminalize
US
illegalize
suppress
criminalise
UK
put an end to
put a stop to
omit
remove
suspend
disclude
taboo
obviate
disbar
sideline
occlude
halt
censure
disqualify
throw out
penalize
US
penalise
UK
keep out
cut out
declare ineligible
declare illegal
officially forbid
close down
impede
check
obstruct
hinder
discount
rusticate
sentence
doom
lock out
deny access to
oust
refuse to admit
leave out
shut the door on
evict
cashier
drum out
disfellowship
get rid of
force out
condemn
misdemeanorize
felonize
give the cold shoulder to
kill
negative
dismiss
overrule
eliminate
turn down
quash
except
nix
down
squash
nullify
rule against
decline
deny
pass
shoot down
cut
defeat
disapprove
negate
dissent
discountenance
burn
bate
give the thumbs down to
give thumbs down
declare null and void
pass on
not go for
put down
throw away
refuse permission to
put the kibosh on
give the red light to
estop
close out
count out
set aside
ward off
pass over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To quibble over trivial matters
pettifog
altercate
argufy
bicker
carp
cavil
chicane
criticise
UK
criticize
US
dispute
equivocate
evade
fence
flip-flop
hassle
niggle
nitpick
pretend
prevaricate
shift
spar
squabble
waffle
wrangle
argue over
blow hot and cold
catch at straws
have at it
hem and haw
hypercriticize
make a big thing about
nit-pick
paralogize
pick to pieces
put up an argument
set to
split hairs
talk back
quibble
fuss
find fault
chop logic
be pedantic
find fault with
pick holes in
argue
raise trivial objections
pick nits
argue over nothing
query
fault
beef
grouch
grouse
complain
grumble
moan
complain about
object to
cavil at
raise trivial objections to
carp about
censure
condemn
whine
bleat
denounce
decry
gripe
bellyache
object
whinge
chunter
create
niggle about
knock
mither
quibble about
kvetch
sound off
kvetch about
be picky
be hypercritical
kick up a fuss
more ❯
Verb
▲
Take it steady
go easy on
slow down
stint
take it easy
take it steady
temper
Verb
▲
To pull out of an agreement or arrangement
back out
abandon
go back on
renege
back down
back off
backpedal
cancel
cop out
fink out
recant
renege on
repudiate
resign
retreat from
scratch
surrender
welsh
withdraw
withdraw from
back pedal
beg off
call off
chicken out
cry off
default on
drop out
fail to honour
give up
pull out
pull out of
shy from
weasel out
wiggle out
worm out
blow it off
change your mind
chicken out of
get cold feet
get cold feet about
throw in the towel
turn yellow
bow out
funk out
lose your nerve
wuss out
have no stomach for
think better of
wimp out
bottle out
bottle it
back out of
retire
retract
pull
bow out of
quit
leave
exit
chuck
walk away from
step down from
remove
bail out
forsake
abstract oneself
stop participating in
pack in
get out
resign from
disengage
stand down
throw in the sponge
opt out
demit
get out of
call it a day
give something a miss
take the count
chuck in
wriggle out
make one's exit
jack in
take off
extract
eliminate
take out
scrap
strike
draw out
break
abnegate
unsay
abjure
renounce
repeal
foreswear
forswear
rat on
take back
welsh on
break your word
default
break a promise
backtrack on
break promise
go back
cop out of
reverse
do an about-face
stop participating
disengage from
recede from
scratch from
secede
pull back
detach yourself
detach
absent yourself
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be liberated or freed from (something)
lam
abscond
flee
fly
escape
blow
bolt
circumvent
decamp
depart
desert
disappear
dodge
double
duck
elope
elude
emerge
evade
leave
pass
run
run away
run off
shun
skip
slip
vanish
clear out
get out
bail out
break out
break out of
burst out
cut loose
duck out
get away
get off
go scot-free
make off
play hooky
slip away
steal away
take flight
wriggle out
cut and run
fly the coop
get away with
make a getaway
make oneself scarce
run out on
take a powder
work out of
give the slip
take on the lam
take it on the lam
skedaddle
take off
split
vamoose
scarper
retreat
scram
break
hightail
withdraw
levant
skidoo
clear
hide
light out
head for the hills
make your escape
bug out
do a disappearing act
go through
shoot through
be gone
turn tail
clear off
make a quick exit
run from
peel out
hightail it
take to your heels
do a runner
make a break for it
make a run for it
cut out
hasten away
beat a hasty retreat
beat a retreat
beat it
run for it
leg it
do a bunk
show a clean pair of heels
absent yourself
hook it
go
make tracks
retire
skip off
scoot
quit
go away
exit
get
push off
shove off
pull out
hit the road
begone
do a fade
do a moonlight flit
walk out
bug off
buzz off
run along
take a hike
set off
get going
set out
be on your way
sling your hook
move
flit
get lost
vacate
sneak away
break free
take French leave
go on the lam
be off
slope off
scamper
scat
evacuate
part
bail
head off
go off
do a vanishing act
step along
take leave
pack off
start out
rack off
move along
move off
hit the trail
bog off
pop off
walk off
pike off
pack up
pike out
recoil
hustle
hasten
dart
dash
hurry
hotfoot
abandon
make a escape
get free
break loose
book
fall back
draw back
do a Skase
hamba
voetsak
pull back
avaunt
step on it
push on
dig out
peel off
sally forth
say your goodbyes
pack your bags
naff off
abstract oneself
up sticks
sod off
haul off
hop the twig
get along
back out
make a break
push along
get stuffed
make an exit
nick off
hop it
go jump in the lake
move out
go and jump in the lake
take wing
get moving
hop the stick
go like lightning
dog it
hotfoot it
bust
shrink
have it away
shoo
sneak off
separate
go AWOL
repair
remove
back off
go your way
make a start
give way
make quick exit
on your bike
take a long walk on a short pier
skip out
break camp
take yourself off
betake oneself
break away
draw away
get out of my sight
check out
be off with you
give ground
amble
bound
career
course
barrel
hie
bustle
make away
do a moonlight
yeet
tear off
fade away
spread
recede
absquatulate
dash off
free oneself
extricate oneself
get under way
range
cruise
have it away on one's toes
shrink back
scurry
speed
race
expedite
zip
spur
rush
whiz
wend
make a move
mosey
make for
make one's way
depart suddenly
go and chase yourself
fold
disengage
jump
slip out
escape from
bust out
jump ship
go secretly
spring
ditch
dump
be lost
back down
back away
drop back
go back
move away
move back
go south
make a quick getaway
depart secretly
make scarce
make haste
hurry up
move fast
kick rocks
make time
pull stakes
step on the gas
cop out
kiss goodbye
drop out
walk out on
leave high and dry
opt out
disentangle yourself
break with
shake a leg
make a dash for it
run like scared rabbit
leave holding the bag
leave in the lurch
leave flat
make
abdicate
get a move on
migrate
emigrate
sally
git
advance
absent
start
proceed
troop
break away from
go forth
blast off
move on
say goodbye
set forth
march out
hit the bricks
slip through your fingers
secede
become independent
gain autonomy
divide off
disaffiliate
part company
make good one's escape
get out of someone's clutches
more ❯
Verb
▲
To abscond or play truant from school or work
bunk
shirk
skip
bag
cut
ditch
truant from
goof off
mitch off
play truant from
skive off
be absent from
not go to
play hookey from
stay away from
bunk off
hop the wag from
play the wag from
play hooky
Verb
▲
To fail to hit something aimed at
miss
misfire
overshoot
undershoot
be wide of
fail to hit
fall short of
go wide of
Verb
▲
To detach or move away (from) someone or something
distance
detach
isolate
separate
dissociate
insulate
remove
segregate
sequester
withdraw
disconnect
disengage
divorce
free
seclude
sever
alienate
decouple
disaffiliate
disassociate
part
quarantine
sunder
set apart
break away
break from
break with
cut off
move away
withdraw from
place far off
walk away
put at a distance
keep at arm's length
shy
disaffect
divide
disgruntle
disunite
estrange
sour
alien
drive apart
set against
set at odds
turn away
make hostile
make unfriendly
keep apart
push away
turn off
set at variance
drive a wedge between
turn your back on
disillusion
antagonize
US
disenchant
split
dissatisfy
disunify
lose
antagonise
UK
break up
drive away
burn your bridges
set at odds with
put on the outs
leave out in the cold
sow dissension between
sever relationships
destroy the affections of
sever connections between
cause antagonism between
wean
withdraw the affections of
lose the affection of
break off
come between
make indifferent
sow dissension
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hold or have a negative opinion of
mislike
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
disesteem
dislike
deprecate
discountenance
reprove
tsk-tsk
disrelish
disapprove of
abhor
abominate
antipathize
condemn
contemn
deplore
despise
detest
disapprove
eschew
execrate
loathe
mind
regret
resent
scorn
shun
frown on
frown upon
tut about
tut over
tut-tut about
tut-tut over
not appreciate
not endure
object to
shudder at
be allergic to
bear malice toward
be averse to
grossed out on
have hard feelings
look down on
lose interest in
make faces at
not care for
not feel like
be turned off to
have no stomach for
have no taste for
have no use for
not take kindly to
hate
oppose
find intolerable
regard with disgust
take exception to
take a dim view of
disdain
spurn
don't like
regard with contempt
discommend
discourage
resist
be against
have no taste
not stand for
think wrong
find repellent
hold no brief for
find distasteful
be unable to bear
recoil from
have no liking for
regard with distaste
be unable to stand
not go for
hold in disfavour
be repelled by
be unable to stomach
have an aversion to
be unable to tolerate
find unacceptable
distaste
disrespect
slight
look down one's nose on
shake one's head
look down upon
view with dislike
pooh-pooh
hold in disdain
look down at
view with disfavour
have a low opinion of
not think much of
look down one's nose at
sneer at
look askance at
treat with contempt
turn your nose up at
reluct
disagree with
be unable to abide
have a down on
shrink from
not be able to bear
feel hostile towards
dislike greatly
bear a grudge against
can't stand
feel malice to
feel aversion towards
feel revulsion towards
be revolted by
not believe in
put down
have it in for
reject
repudiate
feel aversion to
not be able to stand
regard with repugnance
feel repugnance towards
feel distaste for
be down on
feel disgust for
dislike intensely
feel hostility to
indicate disapproval of
show disapproval of
object
feel hostile to
feel repelled by
be displeased with
be dissatisfied with
feel revulsion to
have a poor opinion of
frown
take dim view of
have a problem with
be revolted
be grossed out by
be repulsed
show displeasure
revile
frown at
mislook
misprize
decline
refuse
revolt
feel contempt for
feel contempt
not be able to stomach
down on
feel animosity to
be hostile to
feel hostility toward
feel aversion toward
feel hostility towards
feel repugnance toward
feel disgust towards
have aversion to
find disgusting
feel repugnance
have a strong aversion to
can't bear
renounce
disincline
don't want
not want
more ❯
Verb
▲
To delay taking action
leave
postpone
defer
delay
reschedule
procrastinate
shelve
mothball
neglect
renounce
hold off
hold off on
put aside
put off
put on hold
set aside
put on back burner
put on ice
give rain check
put on the back burner
take a rain check on
carry over
adjourn
suspend
table
stay
pigeonhole
hold up
hold over
put back
put in cold storage
remit
prorogue
respite
lay on the table
put over
hold in abeyance
lay over
stall
retard
protract
prolong
continue
hang fire
keep in abeyance
extend
intermit
hold
detain
slow
waive
stand over
give a rain check
lay aside
hang up
impede
hinder
obstruct
forestay
lengthen
cool it
block
dismiss
sideline
freeze
slow up
put off the evil hour
put to one side
do later
tie up
put off the evil day
interrupt
recess
prorogate
check
withhold
disband
file
bar
inactivate
can
push back
put in abeyance
pink-slip
rule out
count out
put on the shelf
stave off
call a halt to
temporise
UK
take a raincheck
temporize
US
Find more words!
Another word for
Opposite of
Meaning of
Rhymes with
Sentences with
Find word forms
Translate from English
Translate to English
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Words starting with
Words ending with
Words containing exactly
Words containing letters
Pronounce
Find conjugations
Find names
From Afrikaans
From Albanian
From Amharic
From Arabic
From Armenian
From Azerbaijani
From Basque
From Belarusian
From Bengali
From Bosnian
From Bulgarian
From Catalan
From Cebuano
From Chichewa
From Chinese
From Corsican
From Croatian
From Czech
From Danish
From Dutch
From Esperanto
From Estonian
From Farsi
From Filipino
From Finnish
From French
From Frisian
From Galician
From Georgian
From German
From Greek
From Gujarati
From Haitian Creole
From Hausa
From Hebrew
From Hindi
From Hmong
From Hungarian
From Icelandic
From Igbo
From Indonesian
From Irish
From Italian
From Japanese
From Javanese
From Kannada
From Kazakh
From Khmer
From Korean
From Kurdish
From Kyrgyz
From Lao
From Latin
From Latvian
From Lithuanian
From Luxembourgish
From Macedonian
From Malagasy
From Malay
From Malayalam
From Maltese
From Maori
From Marathi
From Mongolian
From Burmese
From Nepali
From Norwegian
From Polish
From Portuguese
From Punjabi
From Romanian
From Russian
From Samoan
From Scots Gaelic
From Serbian
From Sesotho
From Shona
From Sinhala
From Slovak
From Slovenian
From Somali
From Spanish
From Sundanese
From Swahili
From Swedish
From Tajik
From Tamil
From Telugu
From Thai
From Turkish
From Ukrainian
From Urdu
From Uzbek
From Vietnamese
From Welsh
From Xhosa
From Yiddish
From Yoruba
From Zulu
To Afrikaans
To Albanian
To Amharic
To Arabic
To Armenian
To Azerbaijani
To Basque
To Belarusian
To Bengali
To Bosnian
To Bulgarian
To Catalan
To Cebuano
To Chichewa
To Chinese
To Corsican
To Croatian
To Czech
To Danish
To Dutch
To Esperanto
To Estonian
To Farsi
To Filipino
To Finnish
To French
To Frisian
To Galician
To Georgian
To German
To Greek
To Gujarati
To Haitian Creole
To Hausa
To Hebrew
To Hindi
To Hmong
To Hungarian
To Icelandic
To Igbo
To Indonesian
To Irish
To Italian
To Japanese
To Javanese
To Kannada
To Kazakh
To Khmer
To Korean
To Kurdish
To Kyrgyz
To Lao
To Latin
To Latvian
To Lithuanian
To Luxembourgish
To Macedonian
To Malagasy
To Malay
To Malayalam
To Maltese
To Maori
To Marathi
To Mongolian
To Burmese
To Nepali
To Norwegian
To Polish
To Portuguese
To Punjabi
To Romanian
To Russian
To Samoan
To Scots Gaelic
To Serbian
To Sesotho
To Shona
To Sinhala
To Slovak
To Slovenian
To Somali
To Spanish
To Sundanese
To Swahili
To Swedish
To Tajik
To Tamil
To Telugu
To Thai
To Turkish
To Ukrainian
To Urdu
To Uzbek
To Vietnamese
To Welsh
To Xhosa
To Yiddish
To Yoruba
To Zulu
English
French
Afrikaans Word
Albanian Word
Arabic Word
Bengali Word
Chinese Word
Croatian Word
Czech Word
Danish Word
Dutch Word
English Word
Finnish Word
French Word
German Word
Greek Word
Hindi Word
Hungarian Word
Icelandic Word
Indonesian Word
Italian Word
Japanese Word
Korean Word
Latin Word
Malay Word
Malayalam Word
Marathi Word
Nepali Word
Norwegian Word
Polish Word
Portuguese Word
Romanian Word
Russian Word
Serbian Word
Slovak Word
Spanish Word
Swahili Word
Swedish Word
Tamil Word
Telugu Word
Thai Word
Turkish Word
Ukrainian Word
Uzbek Word
Vietnamese Word
Welsh Word
All words
2-letter words
3-letter words
4-letter words
5-letter words
6-letter words
7-letter words
8-letter words
9-letter words
10-letter words
11-letter words
12-letter words
13-letter words
14-letter words
Plural of
Singular of
Past tense of
Present tense of
Verb for
Adjective for
Adverb for
Noun for
Meaning of name
Origin of name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
avoid
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Related Words and Phrases
avoidance
avoidable
avoiding
avoided
avoider
avoidably
avoidant
avoidability
avoiders
avoids
avoidances
avoidantly
See Also
What is the opposite of avoid
?
Sentences with the word avoid
Words that rhyme with avoid
What is the past tense of avoid
?
What is the adverb for avoid
?
What is the adjective for avoid
?
What is the noun for avoid
?
Translations for avoid
Use our
Synonym Finder
Nearby Words
avoidability
avoidable
avoidably
avoidance
avoidance language
avoidance of
a voice
avocations
avocationally
avocational
avocation
avocados
5-letter Words Starting With
a
av
avo
avoi
Find Synonyms
avoid
go
Word Tools
Finders & Helpers
Apps
More
Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2023